Arleth
Girl name · #269 in 2025 · Well-known
In 2025, 1,156 baby girls were named Arleth, placing it at #269 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #1793, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,557 girls born in 2025 was named Arleth.
The 34-year story
Arleth first appears in the Social Security records in 1991, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 1,156 babies and a rank of #269. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Arleth per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Arleth in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Arleth is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Arleth is most common
Geography matters for names, and Arleth is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Arleth is most common in NJ (1.6 per 1,000), MD (1.6 per 1,000), NE (1.6 per 1,000), CT (1.5 per 1,000), TX (1.5 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.9 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Arleth is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Arleth
Statistically, parents drawn to Arleth tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Arisbeth, Lilith, Aylani, Shiloh, and Azalea.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Arleth | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,156 | #269 |
| 2024 | 719 | #428 |
| 2023 | 536 | #559 |
| 2022 | 462 | #638 |
| 2021 | 270 | #962 |
| 2020 | 187 | #1224 |
| 2019 | 218 | #1117 |
| 2018 | 237 | #1071 |
| 2017 | 219 | #1131 |
| 2016 | 256 | #1034 |
| 2015 | 116 | #1793 |
| 2014 | 103 | #1940 |
| 2013 | 97 | #2002 |
| 2012 | 103 | #1918 |
| 2011 | 133 | #1619 |
| 2010 | 144 | #1546 |
| 2009 | 209 | #1198 |
| 2008 | 124 | #1774 |
| 2007 | 155 | #1489 |
| 2006 | 229 | #1097 |
| 2005 | 314 | #820 |
| 2004 | 162 | #1314 |
| 2003 | 139 | #1422 |
| 2002 | 158 | #1252 |
| 2001 | 115 | #1600 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Arleth a popular girl name?
Arleth ranked #269 among girls in 2025 with 1,156 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #1793.
When was the name Arleth most popular?
Arleth peaked in 2025, when 1,156 American girls received the name (ranked #269 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Arleth?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,557 newborn American girls was named Arleth. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.